Ukraine looks to be losing the 'battle for ammunition,' and its forces are being massively outshot by the Russians

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Swedish-made Archer Howitzer operated by Ukrainian members of the 45th Artillery Brigade fires toward Russian positions, in the Donetsk region, on Jan. 20, 2024.
Swedish-made Archer Howitzer operated by Ukrainian members of the 45th Artillery Brigade fires toward Russian positions, in the Donetsk region, on Jan. 20, 2024.

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Zelenskyy's aides kept an emergency escape train on standby for him at the start of the war. He never took it.

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President Of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks during meeting with Ukrainian railway workers on November 4, 2023 in Kyiv, Ukraine.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy during a meeting with Ukrainian railway workers on November 4, 2023, in Kyiv, Ukraine.

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Russia made a flashy upgrade to its cruise missiles since Ukraine shot down so many — but it likely won't help

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A plane in the sky dropping a Kh-101 cruise missile
A Kh-101 cruise missile fired in Syria in a video shared by Russia's defense ministry in 2017.

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Russia is struggling to breach Ukraine's defenses because its troops keep getting blown up by drones when they gather in groups: ISW

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Ukrainian military learn to fly drones with bombs attached at a special school on May 12, 2023 in Lviv region Ukraine.

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Powerful weapons the US sent to Ukraine are breaking down — but the Pentagon says it can't help fix them

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Pentagon press secretary Maj. Gen. Patrick Ryder
Pentagon press secretary Maj. Gen. Patrick Ryder at a press conference at the Pentagon in Washington, DC, on August 22, 2023.

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Russia says Ukraine shot down a transport plane and killed 65 of its own POWs

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A photo that allegedly shows the aftermath of a crashed Il-76.

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China doesn't have the military power to successfully invade Taiwan, the majority of 52 US experts said in a survey

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Taiwanese soldiers stand guard as flares are fired during a Taiwanese military live-fire drill, after Beijing increased its military exercises near Taiwan, in Pingtung, Taiwan, 6 September 2022.
Taiwanese soldiers stand guard as flares are fired during a Taiwanese military live-fire drill, after Beijing increased its military exercises near Taiwan, in Pingtung, Taiwan, 6 September 2022.

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Why the West can't stop the Houthi rebels' missile attacks on ships

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Navy destroyer USS Carney Red Sea
US Navy guided-missile destroyer USS Carney defeats a combination of Houthi missiles and drones in the Red Sea on October 19, 2023.

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A Ukrainian soldier says he escaped from behind enemy lines hidden inside a sofa

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Ukrainian servicemen board a boat on the shore of Dnipro river at the frontline near Kherson, Ukraine, Sunday Oct. 15, 2023.
Ukrainian servicemen board a boat on the shore of Dnipro river at the frontline near Kherson, Ukraine, Sunday Oct. 15, 2023.

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The B-21 Raider took its first flight just 2 months ago, but the Pentagon is already sure it wants more of its new stealth bomber

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The B-21 Raider rolls onto the runway at Northrop Grumman's site at Air Force Plant 42, during its first flight, in Palmdale, California on Nov. 10, 2023.
The B-21 Raider rolls onto the runway at Northrop Grumman's site at Air Force Plant 42, during its first flight, in Palmdale, California on Nov. 10, 2023.

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